Audubon County journal., June 02, 1910, Image 1

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Dir. Smith In Battle Royal
One by one, the statements made in
this column, concerning Walter I.
Smith, have been proved and he is
coming to be truthfully known to his
people in Iowa as a man who has faith*
fully supported Cannon and his cor
rupt machine in Washington as oppor
tunity offered. However, while Mr.
Smith's constituents are getting the
truth, it appears that they might as
well get it all. And there is no better
way than to glance over the story of
THE LAST GRKAT FIGHT in the House,
in which Cannon and Cannonism re
ceived a blow that very nearly put an
end forever to their power to injure the
American people.
HOW THE BATTLE BEOAN.
It was in the afternoon of Thursday
March 17, 1910 that Mr. Norris of Ne
braska exploded a bomb in the House
by offering a resolution TO REORGAN
IZE THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
(through which Cannon's despotic
rule was made possible) and TO EX
CLUDE the speaker from membership
upon this committee.
At first the republican machine lead
ers were stunned. It was so sudden,
aad so dangerous that they were all
but paralyzed. Then pandemonium
broke loose as the battle opened. The
mouthpieces of the Interests were all
speaking. They denounced the resolu
tion as out of order and sought to pre
vent any action upon it in this way.
Mr. Norris replied that it was MADE
PRIVILEGED by the constitution, that
aetion must be taken, and he appealed
to Mr. Cannon, himself, to make a rul
ing to this effect and let the resolution
come to vote.
But Mr. Cannon REFUSED TO RULE.
The trouble was that he did'nt know
whether his machine commanded
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votes to vote fifw^resolution
down, It was a question of howi-imany
republicans would vote with the insur
c. gents and democrats. So while the ma
chine leaders were finding out about
this, the debate on the floor waxed
more and more violent.
CANNON AND TRUSTS FACING
DEFEAT.
But the investigation of the machine
leaders showed a discouraging state of
affairs. They COULD NOT VOTE DOWN
the insurgents and democrats.
So, Mr. Cannon obstinately refused
hour after hour to rule upon whether
the resolution was privileged under
the constitution and the debate drag
ged along into the night while the ma
chine supporters were making a des
perate attempt to muster enough votes
to defeat the resolution which meant a
body blow to their organization.
PIG TRYING TO WIN BY TR'CKERY.
In this THEV FAILED and it became
^necessary to resort to extreme meas
E ures. So it was planned that the regu
g®&flar republicaus should withdraw from
Pp^THE House, and UY BREAKING THE QUO­
RUM, prevent the vote from being ta
en. And while this despicable pro
eediug was going on, WALTER I.
SMITH, of the Ninth District of Iowa
(to our shame, we must say it) took the
sfloor to deliver a speech IN DEFENSE of
-the old rules system and of the com
'1**, mittee which had made Cannon omnip
Jj- .,-otent.
GGFSRILTH AS CANNON'S OLD GUARD.
Like the Old Guard at Waterloo, he
|•"would die, but never surrender." It
-was Cannon's last stand on the floor of
the House and it was made by Walter
I. Smith, who is supposed to represent
in Congress a district which loathes
Cannonism as a venemous reptile. Still
Jjgfj in the midst of the hopeless struggle,
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About him, HE CHOSE TO STAND BESIDE
His MASTER, 8PEAKKU CANNON, AND
GO DOWN WITH HIM, if need be, rather
than join the forces that were striving
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?O BREAK TIIE POWER OF Special Privi
*y lege and of the Trusts, WHICH WERE
FATTENING UPON HIS PEOPLE.
Smith took the floor at two o'clock
5|P" in the morning. And while he spoke
iif the quorum was broken. It was not
restored for several hours and then on
ly by sending out officials authorized
to arrest absent members and bring
them in. When a quorum had thus
been secured, Smith took the floor
again. Thus, like the Old Guard still,
he went down fighting for shortly af
terward the vote was forced and the re
solution carried providing for the reor
W.8 gauization of the rules oommittee and
exclusion of the speaker therefrom.
NO LONOER A QUESTION WHY.
All this shows why the Journal has
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referred to Mr. Smith as "a faithful
supporter of Cannon, the defender of
the Trusts and of Special Privilege."
It shows why the Saturday Evening
Post says he "is held PECULIARLY to
represent Cannon and all he stands
for."
It shows why Senator La Follette
says that throughout the above fight
Mr. Smith "was IN THE THICK OF THE
FRAY, fighting for Cannonism |and
AGAINST THE PEOPLE'S CAUSE."
It shows why Senator Cummins said
a few days ago in Des Moines "The
present members of the House of Re
presentatives from this district and
from the ninth congressional district,
are devoted followers of Aldrich and
Cannon, of Payne and Dalzell, and
they HAVE VOTED AND WILL VOTE IN
THE FUTURE, if they are returned to
Congress, JUST AS THE ALDRICH-CAN
NON ORGANIZATION DETERMINES THEY
OUGHT TO VOTE."
SIMPLE HONESTY THE LIVING
ISSUE
And finally this is the answer]to the
Porterfield statement of which the At
lantic Daily News has made so much
eapital, and which seeks to give voters
the impression that Mr. Smith is work
in Washington IN HARMONY WITH THE
INSURGENTS, it is immaterial at pre
sent whether the Insurgents WOULD
OR WOULD NOT vote for or against
Smith or anyone else as a successor to
Cannon. The important question is,
Why has Smith betrayed his constitu
ents in Washington? And why did he
attempt to deceive them at home? Does
he really think he can be so zealous a
supporter of Cannonism in Washing,
ton and by denial and subterfuge hide
the facts from eyes of his feeble minded
constituents at home? If so, he errs
twice for neither are his constituents
feeble-minded -nor can he hide 2£the
facts in any such manner.
It is time he understood that his con
stituents can read the Congressional
Record as understanding^ as can the
people of Washington and (also] that
they resent being ^treated as illiterate
arid unintelligent." A daTkstain orlis
}}0»or rests upon the plan pursued by
the Smith organs in the Ninth
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trict of Iowa this year.
Th first simple qualification |of |the
man who represents us in Washington
is that HE BE HONEST WITH HIS PEO
PLE. If Mr. Smith defends the Cannon
rules on the floor of the House, the hon
est part is to defend them before his
constituents in Iowa. But instead of
this, every Smith organ in the district
is apparently trying by deception, eva
sion and miserable trickery to lead vo
ters into the belief that Smith's record
IS EXACTLY THE REVERSE OF WHAT IT
is.
The whole Smith campaign is at
present on a most contemptible basis.
Above all it shows the highest con
tempt FOR THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE
VOTERS of the district. It needs to be
fumigated, purged and deodorized.
Unless this is done, AND DONE THOR
OUGHLY before June 7, the Journal
believes right.minded people are under
NO OBLIGATIONS TO RECOGNIZE IT,
WHATEVER.
Elk Horn
Will celebrate the glorious Fourth
of July in Grand Style this year.
The money is provided and com
mittees are nil at work to make it
the beBt in the town's history. Eve
rybody iuvited.
John Mertes' Residence Burglarized
One night last week during the
absence of the family some person
or personB pulled the staple in the
cellar door and entering confiscated
all the "Milwaukee" in sight seve
ral window abutters were removed
and efforts made to raise the win
dows which proving unavailing the
burglars then went to the south
porch facing the street, took off the
window screen and smashed a large
glass in one sash, then entered the
house and proceeded to open bureau
drawers and other places for con
cealment of money for which they
were evidently in search and finally
wound up their search by breaking
th* large parlor lamp. Mr. Mertes
would give a nice little reward to
know the names of the burglars.
This is the second time an attempt
has been made to burglarize this
residence tbe first time they got
nothing for their pains but their
labor.
$25 Reward
I will give the above reward for
information leading to the arrest
and conviction of the person who
burglarized myiesidence one night
last week.
John Mertes, Sr.
Exira, Iowa
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24 YEAxvi" ,D. EXIRA, IOWA, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1910.
DECORATION
Again The Living Veterans Covered
The Graves Of Their Dead Comrades
Assisted By A Large Attendance.
In accordance with the custom inau
gurated shortly after the Civil War
and now observed as a legal holiday
made so by Congress, Decoration Day
wa9 duly observed in our orderly lit
tle city and surrounding country.
The afternoon was ideal and accord
ing to program, at one o'clock aharp
the Old Soldiers Veterans of the Civil
War twenty in number besides, one
soldier of the Spanish American war
formed in marching order and headed
by the Flower Girls 26 in number, our
Exira band leading and marched to
the Methodist Church, the interior of
which bad been beautifully festooned
with flowers and draped with bunting
for the occasion. The Speaker of the
day, Rev. Williams residing in south
eastern Iowa was greeted by a well
filled house who listened with a rapt
attention to his address commemora
ting the brave deeds of the soldiers
still remaining and eulogizing those
who fell in battle and those who havs
since fallen out of the ranks. After
the speaker closed, the procession was
again farmed and marching as before
to the east part of town, the veterans
and flower girls were taken in auto
mobiles to the Cemetery where the
girls each with a bouquet or wreath
of flowers under the guidance of Mrs.
Oldaker^nd Miss Anna Hansen pro
ceeded to deposit their flowers on the
graves of the dead soldiers not forget
ing to decorate the monument to the
Unknown Daad, thus completing the
solemn and appropriate rites to the
deadheroee. There were but few resting
places for thadead that were not^be
decked with a wreath or bouquet de
posited there by some relative or
friend of the loved ones gone before.
GRADUATING EXERCISES
Midst The Perfume Of Blooming Flow
ers Arranged For These Exercises
Two Young Ladies Gra4u*ted.
The M. E. Church was again
touched up by delicate hands and.
put in Bhape for graduating exerci
sed. Miss Mary Powell and Misa
Carrie Gault having reached the
pinnacle of High School ethics,
were there to bid adieu to school
mates, teachers and friends. The
orations were both very interesting,
"Romance of Missions" ^being the
title of MiBS Carrie Gault's aud
"Diving for Pearls" being the title
of Miss Mary Powells. They were,
both masterpieces and proved the
high character of the work Miss
Carson as Superintendent and Mies
Sutton as Principal with their fel
low workers, have performed in our
schools.
The Class Address was delivered
by Dr. L. F. Loveland and was a
masterpiece of thought, bristling
with new and original ideas.
The music was furniohed by the
Girls Glee Club, which consisted of
the girls of the eleventh grade, led
by Mias Bessie Witthauer, and was
highly appreciated and fitted the
occasion to a nicety.
Eighth Grade Exercises
The class play of the eighth grade
was staged at the Opera House
Thursday evening last to a packed
house. Indeed the house was so
packed full that many who desired
to witness the efforta of the young
sters in a theatrical performance
were disappointed. From those
more favored than ourselves we
learned that all the participants ac
quitted themselves like old hands
at the business. That such perfor
mance not only entertains the pa
rents and friends of the young peo
ple but that there is no question
but it educates the young to not
frustrate when called on to speak or
act in publio.
Celebrates His Pastorate
Father Hundt, pastor of the Holy
Trinity Church in thiB city is re
ceiving a flood of congratulations
from his many friends, where he
has officiated heretofore the occa
sion calling for this, being that
the 25th anniversary of his ad
vancement to the priesthood oc
cured last Monday May 30th. A
quarter of a century is a long time
to work at one profession without
a prolonged respite, yet the Father
has the appearance of being able to
round out double that period of
years in the service of the "Master"
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The Glorious Fourth
Everybody interested, come to the
First National Bank Tuesday eve
ning and start the ball rolling for
the biggest Fourth of July celebra
tion Exira has ever had.
Edwin Delahoyde made a business
call in Atlantic Friday.
Mr. Morrissey of Audubon was a
city business caller Friday.
A fine dance was given at the K.
P. Hall Monday evening, which was
enjoyed by all. I
Mrs. Bailsback visited her sister,
Mrs. Wm. Fulton, returning to Au
dubon Saturday.
Geo. McCall out ea«t of town is
preparing to erect a nice residence
on his farm in the near future.
J. L. Bartlet and wife of near Car
rolltoo were in Exira Monday e
corating the graves of the dead.
Mrs. Freeman of Audubon and
Mrs. Sanburg of Atlantic visited
Thursday at the Geo. Paige home.
Roscoe Turner and wife of near
Anita wera calling on Esira friends
Monday and attended church servi
ces.
Mrs. Hannah Lewis accompanied
her sister, IMrs. Miller to Fresno,
California where she will spend the
summer.
Mrs. Lane of Greenfield arrived
here last weekon a visit at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Jensen.
Willie Deets of Orient, la. visited
from Friday until Tuesday with bis
parents and old friends in Greeley
township.
Mr. and Mrs John Mertes returned
from near Adair Saturday after a
week's visit with their son's, John
and Barney. If
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Dr. Geo. Montgomery of Grant,
Iowa, arrived here Saturday on a
short visit at the home of his Bister
Mrs. Whitted.
Mra. Mar.tin Jensen and daugh
ter Mrs. Lane visited Friday in Au
dubon at the home of their rela
tives, Geo. Dye and wife,
Mrs. O. A. Anderson of Halbur
visited from Thursday until Satur
day with her parents, Geo. Paige
and wife, taking her son Amherst
home with her.
Roy Hensley of Greeley is having
hie bar,n torn down and a new one
built by R. C. Watterson, who with
Mark Heath erected the first build
ing twenty-five years ago.
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Mrs. Connrardy closed another
term of her dressmaking school last
Saturday, the sixteen pupilB receiv
ing their diplomas that day and de
parted for their respective homes.
Mike Kennedy and sister of Okla
homa arrived in Exira, Friday on a
friendly visit with former neigh
bors and acquaintances. The Ken
nedys formerlv resided on a farm
near town on the northwest.
no. I. Hensley, Dr. Oldaker and
C. O. Hunt returned Friday from
over a week's land seeing tour in
Texas. They speak very highly of
some parts of the country visited,
but we did not learn of their inves
ting in real estate.
Mrs. Herrington—Miller and son,
Roy Herrington and wife who had
been visiting their relatives, Mrs.
and Miss Whitted and Mr. and Mrs
George Paige left Sunday for Grant,
la., on a short visit and from there
to their home in the west.
Mrs. Thomas and son, M. D. of
Troublesome are entertaining her
grand son, Blaine Bloom now with
his parents near Adair but for the
past four years has been in Uncle
Sam's Navy stationed in the Phil
lipines and also part of the time at
a China port. He was discharged
last February at San Francisco and
has been looking around in Oregon
for a suitable homestead to which
he is entitled.
Last year, the red squirrels
gnawed a hole through the roof of
Mrs. Croy's residence and taking
possession of the attic established
their winter quarters, and while
painting the house, Kirk Knox dis
covered the hole in the roof and re
paired it with a new shingle. Sat
urday morning a new hole had been
made and then Kirk used his rifle
to such good effect that three of the
rodents were killed and several es
caped to meet the same fate later on
if they don't keep away.
Ebbe Hansen and wife were Aud
ubon visitors Wednesday.
John Ward, Sr. and Jr. were here
from Audubon last Monday.
S, Hemstreet and wife were over
Saturday visitors in Atlantic. SsMS
Ad Seibert and son Thad attend
ed the show in Atlantic last Satur
day night.
Bud Kline and wife of Wiota were
guests of J. W. Kline and wife, Sat
urday night.
Andrew Wells had a large brick
cave made last week on his farm,
south of town.
Mrs. J. P. Lair left last week for a
week's visit with her half sister at
Hastings,|Neb.
Stephen Morrissey of the County
seat was a business caller in this
town last Monday.
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Mrs. J. H. Bishop and son, Wm.
and her sister, MrB. Deaton of near
Avon, la., visited the past few days
with the former's son John Bishop
Jr. and wife on Carthage street.
Oluf Jensen's oldeBt son, while
rolling in the grass Sunday camein
contact with a broken bottle which
cut along deep gash just below his
knee, which it took several stitches
to close.
The Misses Jessie and Molly
and young lady friend, Miss Edith
Andrews came from Des Moines to
spend Decoration Day and viBit
their father and brother at the Hal
May home.
John Dicus and wife of Griswold
were over Decoration Day guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Huyck. John is
an old Civil war veteran, a former
citizen of Exira and always makes
it a point to visit Exira relatives
on the above day.
Word from Rupert, Idaho comes
to us that Miss Jeanette Lyman, a
former milliner of this town was
united in marriage to Clinton Spen
cer, a young ranchman in govern
mentemploy, May 4th. She is a
daughter of Wm. Lyman of that
state formerly of Atlantic and Aud
ubon.
MiBS Mary Marietta received a
letter last week from her friend Miss
Blanche Bates, daughter of Bev.
Bates, a former Methodist minister
of Exira, stating that her father has
just dedicated a new church at
Cleveland, N. D., where he is now
stationed and that he expected to
finish paying for it at the dedication
last week. Mr. BateB has bot pro
perty in Stuart Iowa, where his son
resides and expects to move there
the last of October. Miss Bates'
health which was very poor while
here is improved slightly, the news
of which will be gladly received by
her former acquaintances here.
Miss Carrie Gault Entertains
Miss Carrie Gault, one of the High
School graduates gave an 8 o'clock
breakfast of three courses Thursday
morning to two of the retiring tea
chers, Miss Carson, Supt. and Miss
Sutton, principal, prior to their de
parture for their homes at Bedford
and Lyons, Iowa. The following
young Misses were alao invited
guests present: Mary Powell, the
other graduate, Clara Powell, Flora
Belle Houston and Ellowene Dim
ick. After an enjoyablejtime spent
in lively conversation between the
three courses, the 3'oung hostess
and her guests were given a merry
ride in an automobile, Mr. J. M,
Dimick being the owner and chaf
feur.
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Mrs. Lawis and Mrs. Geo. Morey
of Audnbon attended tne Memorial
services here Monday.
Mr' and Mrs. A. B. Shidler visited
over Suuday in Atlantic at the home
of her brother, Mr. Chas. Jensen.
Mrs. Will Bargerand two children
of Fairfax, So. Dakota visited from
Tuesday until Thursday with
friends at the Lancelot and Wilson
homes.
MrB. Reynolds and daughter of
Audubon departed last week for
Utah where they will spend the
summer visiting relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Henry Minerman was call
ed to Oxford, Iowa last Saturday by
a telegram announcing the death
of her mother, whose funeral was
held Decoration Day.
Mrs. Hannah A. Luse, who has
been visiting in Illinois returned
last week to the home of her sister,
Mrs. Whitted with whom Bhe has
been making her home.
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Attorney General Byers
A big meeting of the Progressive
wing of the Republican party was
held at the K. P. hall in Exira Wed
nesday evening. Attorney Gen, H.
W. Byera who ie asking for the no
mination to Congress from this
district was the speaker. Being in
troduced to the demonstrative
crowd by Ex-Senator H. F. Andrews
Mr. Byers launched into the issues
of the day as it affected us as iesf
dents of Iowa. Showing the tariff
schedules that wrought much in
jury to Iowa and the west. During
the speech, the listeners showed a
desire to learn of this progressive
movement especially when expoun
ded by one who had never became
entangled in the ropes of Cannon
ism. The close attention paid the
speaker, without an interruption,
and the many pleasant remarks
heard at the cloBeof the speech cer
tainly indicates that the voters of
Exira and surrounding country are,
"onto the job." The woodB are "full ij
of 'em." -j
Congressman Smith
The meeting Saturday night was
poorly attended partly on account
of the rain during the afternoon,
Accidentally Killed
Mr. and Mrs. 8. D. Ham received
word last week from Riverton, Ks.,
of the accidental death ,of their
grandson, Claude RobertB at that
town, April 29tig, whilt, working in
an excavation for a large Electric
light plant. It seems that tbe earth
broke in upon him so as to pinion
his body tightly in ita embrace
when another cave in occured se
vering hie head from his body as
if cleft with a sword. He is sur
vived by a married siater and one
brother. Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Harn
have the sympathy of the commun
ity in their bereavement.
Named After Our City
In 1874 an emigrant and family
were passing through this county
in a Prairie Schooner westward
bound and when near the town
there was born to the husband and
wite, a girl, and when the mother
learned the name of this town, it
sounded so eupboneous that she
then and there christened the babe
"Exira" and by that name she was
afterward known.
The family settled near Sioux City
the child grew to young woman
hood and in due courae of time was
wedded to Joseph F. Gross, a popu
lar grocer of that city, and now
the sequel: "The iuneral of Mrs.
Joseph F. Gross, who died Monday
morning at her home lO West 12th
Street will be held Wednesday after
noon at 3 o'clock at the house."
We are indebted to Miss Dorr for
the above clipping.
Our Attitude
The Journal intends to be fair and
truthful in all its statements and
will endeavor not to Bay a word
during the oampaign, that cannot
be proven by the records. What
we say about our officials, past,
present or future, shall be from re
cords an independent point of view
We shall endeavor to cover up no
thing and tell the voters just how
things Btand, and mark your dol*
lars don't buy our Bilence.
Auto's New Use
The Journal would Buggest by
way of experiment that our autoista
would form relays, say divide the
number of autos by four and get
each auto a road drag and drag so
many miles of road each day.
By doing so we would have long
er stretches of good roads for which
we are all in hearty.accord.
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but mftinly because of the farmer of^
now-a-days is doing hia own read-X!,'£-jf
ing and thinking of all public ques
tions that are of record. He reads
of the bills before the law makers,
then looks up the vote of his re
presentative and if that vote was
cast against his districts interest,
(if any) a good reason must be
forthcoming. So* we infer by the
attendance at this meeting that the5,
Smith votes in Congress were not'
in harmony with our farmers inter
ests.
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Don't forget the ball game be
tween the Nashville Students and
Exira Invincibles in the Athletic.
Park Saturday afternoon at 8:00
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